Those rules sound ok to me. I prefer them to Ian's proposal because they're more similar to what merging the revision will produce. I think the only change is in how modified files are handled but it's clearer to describe the final state, as you did, not the delta. Deletion of unclean directories could be better to but that can be done separately and anyhow falls under "like revert". Maybe file a bug to record the apparent consensus? <blockquote type="cite">On Jul 16, 2009 1:12 PM, "Robert Collins" <<a href="mailto:robertc@robertcollins.net">robertc@robertcollins.net</a>> wrote: I'll accept anything that works. However, 'rm' seems to be a trigger point in UI design - its been around a few times because everyone wants it to do what they usually do :). Here's an alternative simpler to explain version: 'bzr rm foo' will make unversion and delete foo, making backups with the same rules 'bzr revert' uses. 'bzr rm foo --keep' will not make backups and will only unversion. -Rob </blockquote>